The former acting attorney general collaborated Comey's congressional testimony on his dealings with President Trump by forking over handwritten notes to the special counsel team, according to a Washington Post report Tuesday.

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Robert Mueller is believed to have interviewed Boente in recent months for the ongoing probe into whether Trump committed obstruction of justice.

Boente's notes describe the "cloud" Comey quoted Trump as mentioning in an attempt to cool public speculation that he played a role in his campaign's alleged collusion with Russia, the Post reported.

He made the comments before Mueller's far-reaching Russia investigation kicked off.